GaryinVirginia
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I was just told that if you hold an AR pistol to your shoulder it is illegal. If you hold it to your cheek only it's not. I'm about to call BS. Is what he told me correct?
I was just told that if you hold an AR pistol to your shoulder it is illegal. If you hold it to your cheek only it's not. I'm about to call BS. Is what he told me correct?
That's what I was told. SBR, it looks more like a stock than a brace.They did not consider shouldering an AR pistol to be a violation. They briefly considered shouldering a pistol with an arm brace as "redesigning" the arm brace into a shoulder stock. Therefore, shouldering an arm brace equipped pistol turned it into an SBR.
There is no maximum length in the "legal" definition of a pistol. It can be as long as you want, if it doesn't have a stock. HOWEVER, if you are over 26", you can add a vertical foregrip, but this changes the classification from "pistol" to "firearm", which is still not subject to NFA, it just limits your ability to concealed-carry in some states.Dimensions are 24" total with 8.5" barrel. So it sounds like it is a pistol for sure to me not a short barrel rifle. I think that has to be 26". Is that correct?
You have gotten some good advice here, but how would you know that? How would you know that we are not blowing smoke like the person who first told you that shouldering would be illegal?
In other words, it is always dangerous to rely on anonymous strangers for advice when the consequences could be so severe.
That is what I wanted the OP to think about with my questions. Going to the source, rather than relying on anonymous advice, is much safer, even though it sometimes carries risks if you don't have the ability to decipher what is placed before you.Some of us have posted links to actual BATFE letters?